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[music] [music] >> We will now call this meeting to order of the Christian Board of Health on Tuesday, July 21st at 5:00 p.m. Um, we are being audio and video taped. With me this evening is a full board.

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Our clerk, Wanda, and our new health agent, Jennifer Galey. Welcome to the board. >> Thank you. >> Welcome to the board. First order of business, we have correspondence from the community nurse

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and home care statistics for June 2026. Review of matters, votes may be taken. >> Yes, sir. I can't see the thing with the words without them. >> Okay. >> I had it better. >> I think it might have been me that grabbed it. >> Yeah.

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>> Oh, nothing. One new for one second, right? >> I make a motion to accept. >> Question on file. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Yep. >> I. >> Motion carried. An email from Megan DeCross in the Bedford Tobacco Compliance Collaborative

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will be resigning and new candidates are being interviewed. Review of matters presented, votes may be taken. >> I make a motion to put it on the next agenda. >> Okay. Motion to put on the agenda. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> All right.

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>> Motion carried. Next we have DPH Arbovirus surveillance program report for June 21st to 27th. Review of matters of votes may be taken. This is a report about mosquito testing. Like they tested 807 samples.

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During the week. We had one West Nile virus tested positive. No triple E's. >> Now, when was this tested? >> June 21st to 27th. >> Yeah, as you can see, it continues. >> I seen the guy that was out there doing

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them. What did I say? A small >> Yeah. >> And like you said, there was a couple [snorts] that he found. >> I think they were Yeah, I think they do by middle road. I seen them on middle road. This says Berkshire County, so >> And that's not here. >> No, it's not around here, but people

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[clears throat] should be aware of what's going on out there. >> Mhm. >> Oh, and then we have a breakdown of all the towns. >> Breakdown of all >> Next page. >> See, why wouldn't they notify us? >> No, they're still counting nothing. Yeah. So, this >> Well, I don't know. >> So far in the state, there's one West

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Nile >> that guy from the mosquito people tell me that there was a a couple in here that he found? >> Maybe it was after >> have been marked. >> Maybe it was not during these six days. This is only a report for June 21st to 27th.

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So, it could have been after that. We're already a month later. So, if you saw him in the last month, this is not reflective of this report. There'll be another report after. >> I'll make a motion to file. >> Do I second? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I.

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>> Motion carries. Septic installation inspection requirement. March 18th, 2026, the board voted a policy for inspections with no agent. Review of matters presented was to be taken. So,

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when we had no agent months ago, we voted that all the engineers are required to do the inspection of the stone under the tank. >> Yep. >> And the bottom hole inspection and put that incorporate that into the as-built

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plan that they did both of those and provide photographs. So, we're now looking to rescind that policy now that we have a health agent to do that. >> Just so they'll have [snorts] our own people check it out. >> So, >> Cuz I know it'll be checked out cuz some of these guys are lax. I'll make a

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motion to >> Rescind >> rescind that motion that David made. >> Well, no. It's the motion to rescind the policy that we put in place. >> Well, you made that motion for that one. >> No, I didn't. I just I just talked. >> [laughter] >> I didn't actually make the motion. >> Just make a motion to rescind. Okay, make a motion to rescind that policy.

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>> Is there a second? >> Second. >> All in favor? Aye. I wondered if we could draft a letter and send it to all the excavators. I know the engineers. You know, you probably let the excavators know them, too. So, that they should be calling the office and not the engineers. So, that

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they should actually go out to everybody on the list. I mean, Allison Drive, subdivision lot 12, system design for three bedrooms, built for four. Review of matters presented was to be taken. I know you sent me this, but I didn't have time to look at it. The first one that came through,

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it looked like the design plan cuz I went right to the design calcs and said three-bedroom house and it was a three-bedroom design. What am I looking at? I don't see anything different. >> Yeah. >> So, we have something different? Has anybody looked at this? I may not have printed enough.

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>> Yes, I looked at that one. >> Yeah. He sent me one that said four here, but it's all designed for four. >> Did you look at the both four bedroom septic? So Run it by me one more time what's going on. So the >> So they designed it for three bedrooms,

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but they built a four bedroom home. >> Is it occupied or is it still >> It's being sold like at the end of the month. >> Okay. >> That's why I didn't want to sign that. >> So yeah, so the engineer and Maniece Properties owns it said hey I need this to say four. No,

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no, no, it's a three. So I guess they built a suite and that was part of the building plans. So he recalculated it at eight more feet to the three lateral lines on the leaching field. >> Okay. >> So instead of 28 feet to property line it's going to be 20. >> So he's now applying

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to do more work on the system, right? >> Yep, they're going to go out there tomorrow if they could and extend it eight more feet. And change the grading of the line. >> I thought this was what they were submitting. >> No, no, no, that's the plan. >> he sent me a plan and then it would say

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three bedrooms up in the corner. >> Yeah, he says oh that's my boo-boo. Um, but it does say 440 gallons per day. He's he changed it and sent me a new plan. I don't know if I printed it out downstairs. I probably didn't. >> Okay. >> But if you want to see

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they just extended this eight from the original. It's already in it's already installed. >> Who checked it? The system checked that Bob Medeiros did. >> [laughter] >> But no, you went by the plan. The

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engineer messed up. >> Yeah. >> This was when Sitech and CEC was both merging. >> This is the one you had the problem with the pipe going out >> Yeah. >> the house is >> Oh, right. >> No, no, that was that was Bob what's his name? >> Kinesis. >> Kinesis. The one I went and looked at was

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Canessa. >> This is Canessa. >> Okay. Well, that was Canessa? >> So ultimately they >> Joe Joe originally looked at the Litchfield and he said the Litchfield was okay. >> Mhm. >> The one that I looked at was for the tank connecting to the tank. >> Right. The house needed that.

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No, it wasn't installed properly. They designed it >> installed but they designed it wrong. >> Yes, so Yep. >> Okay. >> Boy, boy, did that really jump on me real quick, huh? >> [laughter] >> You You

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>> Can I get a motion to approve? >> I'll make a motion to approve the plans with the change. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Yep. >> I. Motion carries. How many plans do we have to sign? Just two?

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I only have two right now. Here's the application. >> You want me to sign this one here? >> Yeah, you can sign that if you want or you want to wait till I get the one that says three bedrooms. I crossed it out. I can have Jen sign the permit if you

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want. >> Yep. >> Cuz she's here now. >> That's your choice have Joe do >> Perfectly fine with me. >> Okay. Don't have to do it right now. You can do it tomorrow or whatever. This next one you should sign first. >> Am I doing it in the approved >> Um

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I don't know where you want to sign. We can do it tomorrow. >> Okay. All right. Cuz they want to pull a permit tomorrow and start tomorrow. >> Sure. We're all about helping people out. >> Well, that one there that one there that Canessa did the question where it came up cuz he didn't know when the heck it came up. >> Right.

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>> I says you can't put that sewer pipe with the water pipe. It's got to be separated. >> Yeah, I remember you telling us all about that. >> Well, I was telling about it. >> Yeah. >> He said, "Well, it's there and now he said, well, he's going to have to change the water line. You can't change it soon enough because that's all set up with the engineers." They didn't have to change the water

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line. He said, "Well, what are they How are they going to do it underneath that concrete porch?" He said, "That's their problem, not mine." >> Mhm. >> I didn't put it there. I That's why I didn't sign it. >> All right. >> You know I'm responsible for signing, no way. >> Next we got

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recall. I think everybody's probably heard about the cyclospora. >> Allison Drive is all okay, right? [clears throat] >> Yes. >> So they got a false positive on those tests. >> Yes, I saw that on the news.

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>> So that Taylor Farms, I believe, is the one that pulled all this stuff back. That's uh >> Yeah, what a disaster. >> You knew because they're not even >> positive where it came from.

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>> All right. So we're properties of correspondence. >> Well, still up in the air, so I'll make a motion for the lawsuit. >> Is there a second? >> Just Before we go any more, is there any of our breaks any outbreaks around here on that?

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>> No. >> Nothing at all? >> No, it was the testing was false positive, so they're not even sure if if it was from Taylor Farms. >> That's all over the news. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, it's it's five states and I don't think there are any >> It's all They They recalled everything that went out

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and that all came from Mexico, right? >> They did, yeah, but they they they supply Taco Bell and all that. >> Yeah. >> It doesn't say It doesn't say what states, but I I don't >> It um it's Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West

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Virginia. >> Okay, so there you go, pop. >> Right now, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia. >> But they're still trying to find out the source. >> Cuz I would have got a hamburger for them and said, "You won't let us." I said, "Help no, I don't [laughter] want to do it." But no way.

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>> Hey, I'm only looking out for myself. I just Friday's a big day for me. >> I made a motion to put that on file. >> Is there >> All in favor? >> Aye. >> Motion carried. >> You'll see there's a lot of comedy in our meetings. >> You'll enjoy it.

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>> All right, gets better. >> Now we get to the the the good, the bad, and now the ugly. 12 Carol Street. Enforcement order update. >> All right, I spoke to Joe Spenola. >> Yes. >> He said that the engineer is working on

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it. >> And does he really have an engineer? I mean >> No, he does have an engineer. >> Okay, he bounces around with a lot of different names. >> Right. >> Who's the engineer that's working on it? >> Webby Webby Engineering. >> Okay, yeah. >> The guy is a That's a one-man band, but he just went out there last week and

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they did land surveying. So he has You can come out here and you can see all the stakes. They're all out and measured all the wells. So most likely we'll get a plan hopefully by next month. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> So that's what he said. >> They're working on it. >> But I told him I I need to be in contact. We need to be in contact.

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>> Yeah, I think I think we need to I think I think I'd like to entertain a motion that we send them a letter as board to the property owners stating we we want to see a plan at our next meeting.

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So it just will light a fire under the engineer and I know how things work. You can shuffle things around. It's been long enough. I mean, we've been waiting all summer for this thing. >> I mean, if the engineer has been out there doing surveying of the property lines and all, I mean, what's it going

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to take him? He already has put stakes in all >> Right, we need say 3 weeks from now, he should be able to fit into his schedule and get us a plan. >> That's what I'm saying. >> a problem with that. >> Okay, so is there >> I'll make a motion that they submit a plan for the next meeting.

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>> Second prior to the next meeting. >> All in favor? >> I. >> I. >> Motion carries. >> Now, I had Dave 23. >> Next on the agenda, 23 Frank Street. >> I spoke with Danny Mammola on Wednesday

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and he's in touch with actually I saw him going up my street. He stopped and pulled in to tell me what was going on. Anyway, I guess he's in touch with uh Rick Sharon and Rick Sharon wants to do

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a redesign of the plan, so he's on top of everything. He said as soon as I know and Rick gets back to him, he'll get back to me or get back to the one of the boys. >> Okay. >> He is definitely on it. >> I'm satisfied. >> under that.

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>> Yeah. >> I'll make a motion. >> So Rick Sharon's going to put the plans in for that. >> He's working with with him to uh >> Maybe he's going to try to go with the >> He's probably going to do an allergy. >> Yeah. >> And no, an allergy or >> Or president one of the others limiting

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the over day. >> So just trying to slow things down. >> Yeah. Okay. All right, that's good. >> I'll make a motion and place that on file for the next meeting. >> We'll keep it on the next >> Keep it on the next meeting. >> Okay. Motion is to keep it on the next meeting. >> Yes. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I.

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>> I. >> Motion carries. I need a motion to sign the vouchers. >> Motion. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Yeah. >> I. We have no minutes to approve, so next meeting date

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say 3 weeks from now? What do you have for us? >> [snorts] >> We can make it tentative. >> What do you want to do with this tentative? Please, can you get a small calendar? >> Yep. >> Used to have a nice biggie calendar. I'm

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going to give you a big calendar, man. They really they really downsized it. I'll ask my bank if they can do a big calendar. >> We're almost at the end of the year. >> So? Why don't we uh Why don't we do the 18th? >> Yeah. >> Yeah.

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>> Put it The 18th. That's what I said. >> We got to change it. We're changing it. >> Okay. >> The next meeting time is scheduled for August 18th. Can I get a motion to adjourn? >> Motion to adjourn. Um wait a minute. What time do you want to have the

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adjourn? Anything to share with us? >> Yes, I'm sorry. >> I do not. >> Okay. All right, great. >> Wait, before before we even end, let this lady say something about she's working with the Board of Health here in the town of [snorts] Acushnet. >> [laughter] >> Let her introduce herself.

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>> Let her introduce herself to the board. >> She just got here in the last 5 minutes. >> Let her Let her get >> That's a long time. >> I'm really into the women. Listen, when I first came on this board, they had me go look at a septic plan that was just submitted. And I was here 1 day.

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The re sent me out, remember? To the Squantum Brook. And I says, "It'll never pass." He says, "You have to pass it cuz it's approved by the state." And I didn't want to pass it. And they made me sign it. Wrong. >> Is there there a second to the motion? >> The lady want to say something about her

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coming to the Board of Health? >> I'm excited to be here, and I'm excited to work for the town of Acushnet. And Wanda's been helping me, showing me the ropes as uh you know, we work through the first week. >> She's a good person to show her the ropes. >> She is. She knows her stuff. >> Sometimes.

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You don't know how to fix a starter, do you? Okay. Motion's on the table to adjourn. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Yep. Aye. >> Motion carried. >> What time do you guys want to >> Motion carried. We now adjourn. >> to guys one.